Cuomo wants FEMA, military to build more mobile hospitals

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking the Trump administration to authorize an additional 4,000 beds in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Cuomo also said schools in New York state will remain closed for another two weeks until April 15.

New York mobilizes against coronavirus

New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the nation's largest city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation's biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country.

NY coronavirus cases jump to more than 26,000

In announcing that the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has jumped to 25,665, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned the rest of the country that the virus is headed their way.

De Blasio: New York City coronavirus cases rise to nearly 10,000

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday that New York City has 9,654 positive coronavirus cases and that that the death toll has risen to 63 as he excoriated the federal government for an alleged slow response to the coronavirus crisis in the city.

Barbershops, nail salons and more closing due to coronavirus

All barber shops, nail and hair salons and personal care services were ordered closed in New York by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday. In a news released issued with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, Cuomo announced that the move was intended to help slow the spread of COVID-19.